a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau
a substance that exerts some force or effect
the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
DELEGATE
a person appointed or elected to represent others
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
transfer power to someone
EMISSARY
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
ENVOY
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
ICONIC
relating to or having the characteristics on an icon
PROXY
a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
a person authorized to act for another
TOKEN
something of sentimental value
insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture"
a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines
something serving as a sign of something else
an individual instance of a type of symbol; "the word`error' contains three tokens of `r'"
TYPICAL
of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; "Jerusalem has a distinctive Middle East flavor"- Curtis Wilkie; "that is typical of you!"
conforming to a type; "the typical (or normal) American"; "typical teenage behavior"
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category; "a typical American girl"; "a typical suburban community"; "the typical car owner drives 10,000 miles a year"; "a painting typical of the Impressionist school"; "a typical romantic poem"; "a typical case of arteritis"